Digger

by: Windmill Software

Publication date: 1983

Developed by
Windmill Software
Platform
PC Booter
Published by
Windmill Software
Released
1983

Genre
Action
Gameplay
Arcade
Perspective
Side view
Visual
Fixed / Flip-screen

Description

Take control of a mechanical digging machine as you tunnel your way through the earth, searching for valuable gems and the even more valuable bags of gold! But watch out for Nobbins and Hobbins, and don't be careless enough to let the bags of gold crush you!

Digger is an arcade game combining elements of the popular arcade games Dig Dug and Mr. Do!. Players control the titular 'Digger' that can tunnel through dirt with ease. The goal of each level is to gather up each of the gems, which allows you to progress to the next stage. However, Nobbins and Hobbins are also lurking within the levels - Nobbins are fairly slow, but transform into Hobbins which are much quicker. The enemies can only chase Digger through the tunnels he creates - they cannot dig through the dirt themselves.

Digger's defenses consist of being able to shoot a single, rechargeable shot in the direction he is facing with F1 (which recharges after about thirty seconds), crushing his foes by digging underneath a gold bag and letting it plummet down, crushing anything in its path, or by collecting the bonus cherry that sometimes appears, causing Digger to become temporarily invincible.

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry

Access-restricted-item: true

Addeddate: 2014-12-28 06:43:02

Emulator: dosbox

Emulator_ext: zip

Emulator_start: Digger83/digger.com

Identifier: msdos_Digger_1983_1983

Mobygames: http://www.mobygames.com/game/pc-booter/digger

Mobygames_developed_by: Windmill Software

Mobygames_gameplay: Arcade

Mobygames_genre: Action

Mobygames_perspective: Side view

Mobygames_platform: PC Booter

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Reviewer: VibrationsOfDoom - - August 19, 2016
Subject: Diggin' it!

This game brings back memories... My dad didn't play computer games all that much but he was KING at this one! Hopefully the highscore save feature works with this like it does for others... Runs perfectly fine to me, hit the F1 key in game to shoot... Kinda reminds me of Dig-Dug and of course I remember a different color palette (greens and browns), but all in all a satisfactory game that runs good through the archive, even at full screen...

Reviewer: msdos_Digger_1983_1983 - - July 6, 2015
Subject: msdos_Digger_1983_1983

Digger game is wonderfully available. After 30 years, i am enjoying it again !

There is a code for increasing/decreasing speed of the game.

But , are there cheat codes for increasing the number of lives of Digger ? or for jumping to next levels ?

Pl let me know . THANKS .

Reviewer: exwima - - May 14, 2015
Subject: A classic

One of the classic DOS-games I'm always transferring from my old computer to the new computer, using emulators. Thanks for making it available in the Internet Archive!

Reviewer: trogs2015 - - May 10, 2015
Subject: Digger Remastered

This game was one of the first I ever played on my first computer. Spent hours and hours trying to get just through even a few levels.

You can download Digger Remastered here - http://digger.org/ - with versions for a bunch of systems, and includes a few extra features. It's just as good as the original. It even runs on a 286 and includes game recording and playback modes!

Reviewer: wlodekf - - January 26, 2015
Subject: No emulation

You can play this game online here:

http://www.futrega.org/digger/

(shooting with space)

Reviewer: Jason Scott - - January 14, 2015
Subject: Speed Problem has been Fixed

This program had previously been running too quickly due to a setting in the emulator. It is now running at proper speed.

Reviewer: Robbo4473 - - January 11, 2015
Subject: Fun game and CGA graphics

There is a soft spot in my heart for this game since it was the first game I ever played on my brand new Tandy 1000 back in the day.

I remember thinking I've really stepped up in the word of video games when I booted this baby up from a 5 1/4" floppy some guy gave me.

This also came in the other CGA palette of brown, poop green, and safety cone orange.

Fun game but it was really stinking hard! Dropping a sack of gold on two or more Nobbin, Hobbins and whatever his name was is extremely satisfying.

Reviewer: jeremy1024 - - January 11, 2015
Subject: Great Dig Dug variant

But its a pain in the ass to shoot using this emulator because you have to use (CTRL) + f1 which only seems to work some of the time. Otherwise you end up going to the emulators keyboard list.

I remember playing this game for a year before I accidentally hit the f1 key and the gun fired.

I must have had a better video card than the emulator provides as I rememeber it being in color.

Reviewer: 3plh - - January 7, 2015
Subject: Download

Can anyone explain how to download the game please.
Thanks

Reviewer: xMax - - January 7, 2015
Subject: Key!

Press (CTRL) and F11 to slow down your game speed. Greetings to all grandpa's : D

Reviewer: Kbomb666 - - January 7, 2015
Subject: Too fast

Yes I remember there was a way to slow him down when I played this years ago. What do you press to do this? I have tried everything and need more instructions. It is an awesome game.

Reviewer: therauli - - January 5, 2015
Subject: Awesome but too fast

This game is was my favourite game a long long time ago. I'd love to give it a go but the emulator is too fast and the game is unplayable :(

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